十八届三中全会后，“单独”家庭（夫妻一方为独生子女的家庭）可生二胎的消息引发了广大网友关于“生”与“不生”的热烈讨论。你希望自己是父母唯一的孩子还是希望有兄弟姐妹？为什么？请就此话题说说你的看法。
词数：100-120。
After China announced its decision to ease the one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child, the heated discussion about whether to have a second baby has broken out among people.
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下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
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修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词
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One day I left school and walked to home through the zoo. I was walking along while I saw a lot of people run towards me. “Run!” They shouted at myself. I didn't know that was happening and waited for a minute. Suddenly I saw a tiger that has escaped from a cage. I stood still, because I was too frightening to move. I could do everything but cry, “Help! Help!” “What was the matter with you?” my mother asked. I woke up and realized that I had dream. “How funny the dream is!” I thought.
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1.With encouragement and determination, we can o__________ any difficulty.
2.With no idea of what he would do with the roses, the little girl looked at the gardener c__________.
3.Every classroom in our school is e___________ with two air-conditioners.
4.In the job market, you need to sell yourself to the employers by c_________ them that you have the knowledge, skill and experience they need.
5.The goods you bought will be d______ to your house at noon tomorrow.
6.Visitors of the exhibition were amazed at the u________ work of art and agreed it could be sold at a very high price.
7.Young parents may feel upset when their babies cry from __________(饥饿) in the midnight.
8.“We’ve lost so many young people,” said a middle-aged man, tears rolling down his ________(脸颊).
9.Most members of the committee supported the suggestion; only a m________ of them were against it.
10.V________ opinions came up at the meeting, but they finally managed to reach an agreement.
A. Lend a hand.
B. Keep your eyes open.
C. Be seen, but not be heard.
D. Make friends with your neighbors.
E. Volunteer in your community.
F. Keep your home safe and attractive.
Tips for Being a Good Neighbor
1._______________
No one likes a noisy neighbor. Do you hold parties that last all night? Do you leave your dog outside to bark all day? Remember that not everyone has the same schedule as you do, so use some common sense. Keep noise to the lowest level. If you’re holding a party that’s likely to be loud, invite everyone within earshot.
2._______________
It’s much easier to solve any problem with neighbors if you have a friendly relationship with those around you. Furthermore, you may realize that you have things in common and make a lifelong friend.
3._______________
Once you know your neighbors, then you’ll also know if something seems out of place in the neighborhood. Are strange people carrying expensive things out of one neighbor’s house? Have several days passed since your elderly neighbor last collected his newspaper? The benefit of keeping an eye out for unusual behavior in the neighborhood is that others will do the same for you.
4._______________
It never hurts to follow the Golden Rule: Do to others what you would like them to do to you. Treat your neighbors with respect. Offer to drive an elderly neighbor to the grocery store. Volunteer to collect mail while a neighbor is on vacation. The more often you lend a helping hand, the more likely that your neighbors will do the same for you when you need a little help.
5._______________
Don’t just limit your neighborly actions to your block or street. Remember that everyone who lives in a community has the ability to help make it a better place. Think about your passion and find a way to do it on a volunteer basis in your town. Volunteer at the local library. Enjoy working with kids. Consider becoming a scout leader. Whatever your passion is, there’s sure to be a thing suitable for you to help in the local community.
Once again, I had run away and really did not know why. I walked out of the gate to go to school and then kept walking, and walking, and walking. I was 11years old. It was almost dark; I was tired, cold, and all alone. I had not eaten all day and was afraid to turn myself over the police. I knew I would receive another beating once I returned to the Children’s Home Society. There was nothing for me to do, except keep on walking.
As darkness fell, I entered the darkened area in a city park sat down on a wooden bench hoping to avoid the police cars. It was cold and I began to tremble uncontrollably. All was quiet except for the passing cars in the distance.
“Well, hello young man.” A voice came from behind me. I jumped, almost falling off the park bench. My heart was beating ninety miles per hour. I gasped and I could hardly catch my breath. I looked up and saw a woman standing behind me in the shadows.
“You look cold and hungry,” she said. She took off her scarf, wrapped it around my shoulders and asked me to follow her. We walked about twenty feet, and then stopped under one of the park streetlights.
She held out her hand and said, “Here, you take this letter.” Seeing nothing in her hand., I stood still.
“Reach out and take the letter from my hand,” she insisted. Slowly I reached out, acting as though I was taking something from her hand. “Now hold the paper tightly and take it to any store owner,” she instructed.
I closed my thumb and finger as though I were grasping the letter and began walking toward Five Points. Several blocks down the road, I came to a store with a woman sitting behind a counter. I opened the door, walked in, and stopped directly in front of her. Very slowly I held out my hand toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something.
She reached out and as her hand touched mine, I opened my tightly closed fingers and stood there waiting. She pulled back, smiled, and looked down at her hands.
She immediately turned and walked to the back of the store. After a while, the woman returned holding a paper plate.
“Here is something for you to eat.” She smiled and signaled to me to eat. Within two or three minutes, I downed the entire plate of food and several Coca Colas.
Before I left, she held out her hand and asked me to take the letter. Again seeing nothing, I held out my hand and closed my thumb and finger as though I were taking something from her. Tightly grasping nothing more than air, I walked out into the street and headed back to the park. The old woman was still there.
“It is really magic. Can I have the letter so I can be magic too?” I asked her.
She reached out, took my hand, and opened my tightly closed fingers. Whatever was being held between my fingers, she took and placed into her apron pocket. “Would you help someone if they were hungry?” she asked me.
“Yes Ma’am.”
“Would you help someone if they were hurt, cold or scared?”
“Yes Ma’am. I would be their friend.”
“You are a very lucky little boy. You will never need the magic letter,” she responded.
1.What can we learn about the boy?
A. Though lost in the city, he didn’t feel worried or lonely.
B. He had nowhere to go and wandered aimlessly in the street.
C. He avoided the police for the fear that he would be sent to prison.
D. He had to run away because of his bad performance at school.
2.What can we infer from paragraph 3?
A. The boy was out of breath as he did some exercises.
B. The boy felt excited at the appearance of the woman.
C. The boy was scared by the sudden voice of the woman.
D. The boy held his breath, waiting for the woman to come.
3.Why does the store owner offer the boy a good dinner?
A. Because she had great sympathy for him.
B. Because she knew the boy and his parents.
C. Because he was a kind boy who deserved it.
D. Because the woman in the park had paid for it.
4.What does the writer want to tell us through the story?
A. It's better to give than to take.
B. Kindness is a universal language.
C. Don't cry even if life cheats you.
D. Life is full of the getting over of suffering.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A Kind Woman. B. A Sleepless Night. C. A Magic Letter. D. A Lucky Boy.
An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The idea is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
As Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A. To invite authors to guide readers.
B. To encourage people to read and share.
C. To involve people in community service.
D. To promote the friendship between cities.
2.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
A. They had little interest in reading.
B. They were too busy to read a book.
C. They came from many different backgrounds.
D. They lacked support from the local government.
3.According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
A. In large communities with little sense of unity
B. In large cities where libraries are far from home
C. In medium-sized cities with a large population
D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached
4.The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean .
A. exchanged ideas with each other
B. discussed the meaning of a word
C. gained life experience
D. used the same language
5.According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged by .
A. the careful selection of a proper book
B. the growing popularity of the writers
C. the number of people who benefit from reading
D. the number of books that each person reads
